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Vidura Niti 5.3

Vidura speaking to King Dhritarashtra

The envoys of Yama, with nooses in hand, drag those persons to hell. One should behave towards another just as that other behaveth towards him. Even this is consistent with social polity. One may behave deceitfully towards him that behaveth deceitfully, but honestly towards him that is honest in his behaviour. Old age killeth beauty; patience, hope; death, life; the practice of virtue, worldly enjoyments; lust, modesty; companionship with the wicked, good behaviour; anger, prosperity; and pride, everything.

In plain words: Vidura says the messengers of Yama, the god of death, drag such people to hell. He says it is normal to treat people the way they treat you: honest with the honest, and guarded with the deceitful. He lists what destroys what: old age destroys beauty, waiting destroys hope, death destroys life, lust destroys modesty, bad company destroys good behavior, anger destroys wealth, and pride destroys everything.

Mahabharata, Vidura Niti
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